Who's going to Le Mans Classic 2008?

Is anyone going to Le Mans in July?
I will be going with some friends, staying at my place in Touraine, 50 km away from LM. I hope we will hangout with the Redele team like we did four years ago, spend some time with a friend's father who's going to drive a 906 and pay a visit to David Piper.

Yes I'm in LE MANS (with LE HOUX 62 from MOTORLEGEND forum) this week-end support the DE TOMASO PANTERA of my belgian friend and also the DODGE CHARGER from an other friend (PANTERA GR4 from MOTORLEGEND forum).

Originally posted by Haine Kane Yes I'm in LE MANS (with LE HOUX 62 from MOTORLEGEND forum) this week-end support the DE TOMASO PANTERA of my belgian friend and also the DODGE CHARGER from an other friend (PANTERA GR4 from MOTORLEGEND forum).

And we live directly in the concurrent paddock

Hasn't one of the Dodge owners posted on TNF some years ago or is it another Dodge?

Who's up for a small TNF meet around rillette sandwiches and 1664s (or Stella)?

There are a few of us going over with Lotuses from the fifties - so weather and cars permitting we should be in the clubs' area on the south west corner of the Bugatti circuit on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

We will take modern jackets and ties - after all we have been invited to someone else's country and it just seems like good manners to do so. I expect we'll see some of you there - looking forward to it

Ferry tomorrow evening but I'm off today to do at least part of the journey in the dry.

I've inquired about an ACO tie to wear on this weekend but none are available for members except the Hermes ties at 125 Euro/each on the 24hrs race theme. I guess I will have to wear my cheaper ACM one...

Originally posted by Pils1989 I've inquired about an ACO tie to wear on this weekend but none are available for members except the Hermes ties at 125 Euro/each on the 24hrs race theme. I guess I will have to wear my cheaper ACM one...

I have a question for you Le Mans Classic regulars:
For all kind of reasons I haven't organised anything and the only option I have left is to catch a train to Le Mans early on Sunday morning, so I would like to know if I can just turn up and buy a ticket on the spot and if it's worth going there just for the day Sunday?

On a side note, i won't renew my ACO membership... the member area was a mess, the food awful and a total lack of organisation...

That area most certainly was a mess, the food dreadful, and what's more the claim that the liquid refeshments were at reduced price was untrue. The arrangements for collecting the free members' paddock passes, when we had already produced membership cards to buy the entry tickets at members' prices, was typical of the ACO's lack of organisation.What annoyed me even more was the ACO restricting access to the new Members' Welcome area in the Village to purchasers of so-called "VIP packages". That area, with its superb viewing terrace, was freely available to ACO members during the 24 Hours meeting last month.Bah!Had a good time though.

Several changes again and some not so favourable. I am not an ACO member so can't tell what is wrong with that. Only that the grand stands are no longer free, OK: but why sell unique tickets for each grandstand. Ford chicane grand stand was sold out, others completely empty at times.

Still great event. Many fantastic cars and top drivers, as well as shops and paddocks to drool over for more than 24 hours. Here some pics. Let me know when it is too much ;-)

Originally posted by john ruston With 3000 approx UK old bangers at LMC assume some would be in poor shape but the owners probably think their wonderful and thats all important so no apology needed

Is the Riley is a recreation?

Yes, it's a replica of a Paulin design built by Pourtout in France - I gather there were originally three and at least one was on a TT Sprite chassis. There's an article on Forix which mentions them. The originals no longer exist.

The Riley was driven all the way from Oxfordshire to Le Mans via Portsmouth - St Malo; a bit of a wet trip in England on the Wednesday!